Question RX580 stuck at 100watt

[VengefulRat]

So my RX580 is stuck at 100 watt during games at 100 percent usage. It gives me really poor performance in some games, such as Alan Wake 2. However in Alan Wake 2, I'm getting 70 watt usage while cpu is around 60 percent and fps is steady at 10 fps. I've updated to the latest driver, I've changed around settings. I've played around with the bios switch. Nothing causes the wattage to go up and give more performance. Afterburner is also set to +50 power to help achieve a higher goal. Not working either. 8pin is also plugged in. I did see that the MB states max pci power draw is 140 watt. Paired with a 650 watt psu. I don't see why it's being limited as this. I've check gpu z, card isn't fake. No fake ram, no fake bios etc, and it's not a wish card. Bought it second hand from someone else.

So I'm at a loss. I have video and photo of this happening if anyone needs to see it.

Thanks for any help.

 

[rgd1101]

is this a new gpu?

 

[VengefulRat]

So I played around with msi a little. Managed to boost

is this a new gpu?

Na second hand. Managed to run furmark now. Played around with clock settings and power limit. In furmark, with AA turned on, I managed 13fps on 1080. Gpu never goes above 62c and 120watt usage. With AA turned off, I was getting 70 fps but suddenly power draw was sitting at 140watt.

 

[ChumP]

We need a full set of specs, first.

It gives me really poor performance in some games, such as Alan Wake 2

Even without knowing your other components though, I can assure you that an RX 580 won't be able to run Alan Wake 2 at playable framerates. Much faster cards can't, for example a 1080ti barely averages 20fps at 1080p low.

 

[VengefulRat]

We need a full set of specs, first.

Even without knowing your other components though, I can assure you that an RX 580 won't be able to run Alan Wake 2 at playable framerates. Much faster cards can't, for example a 1080ti barely averages 20fps at 1080p low.

Which is fair enough, and I'm not complaining about not being able to play it. That's life. The power draw however confuses me. Why is it so low?

 

[ChumP]

Which is fair enough, and I'm not complaining about not being able to play it. That's life. The power draw however confuses me. Why is it so low?

That's why I asked for a full set of specs from you (CPU, MB, RAM, PSU), can't assess things if I don't know the system.

What is the GPU utilization during Furmark? What is the GPU utilization during your normal gaming sessions?

 

[Zerk2012]

Rx 580 with a 2400g when the game starts he gets 5 FPS.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZGWczRi6Y0

about the same here but 2 FPS.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKIg4FPPdlE

 

[VengefulRat]

Cpu= i3 8100 3.6ghz 4 core 4 threads
Mobo= Msi h310 pro-vh coffee lake
Ram= 2x8gb ddr4 3200mhz in dual channel
psu= 650 watt

Furmark uses 100 percent and jumps between 120 watt with aa on and 140 with aa off.
Superposition I ran, also around 140/145watt, 100 percent usage.

 

[VengefulRat]

That's why I asked for a full set of specs from you (CPU, MB, RAM, PSU), can't assess things if I don't know the system.

What is the GPU utilization during Furmark? What is the GPU utilization during your normal gaming sessions?

For some reason can't send the other part of the message. Just keep getting hit with "spam activity."

 

[VengefulRat]

Rx 580 with a 2400g when the game starts he gets 5 FPS.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZGWczRi6Y0

about the same here but 2 FPS.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKIg4FPPdlE

Which I do understand but let me do this quick.

Look at the power draw differences.

 

[Zerk2012]

Which I do understand but let me do this quick.

Look at the power draw differences.

I would try a easier to run game and turn the settings up so your in the upper 90% of what the card can do and check it then.

 

[ChumP]

Furmark uses 100 percent and jumps between 120 watt with aa on and 140 with aa off.
Superposition I ran, also around 140/145watt, 100 percent usage.

Sounds completely normal to me then. Keep in mind that Furmark is a power virus, so I wouldn't take those results too seriously.

Alan Wake 2, wasn't made to run on cards without Mesh Shaders, so again... I wouldn't consider that a valid test.

As far as I see 140W would be where the RX 580 settles in terms of power draw, but as you can see that also depends on how demanding the game is, in some is drawing over that, in others less.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGmUMUJuHl0

 

[VengefulRat]

I would try a easier to run game and turn the settings up so your in the upper 90% of what the card can do and check it then.

I've got other games I run. Such as sea of stars. A sprite game. Can run it at 4k and maxed with an issue. Small game, low graphics, not intense on cpu.

 

[VengefulRat]

I would try a easier to run game and turn the settings up so your in the upper 90% of what the card can do and check it then.

Tried mentioning other games. I just get hit with spam detection again.

 

[VengefulRat]

Sounds completely normal to me then. Keep in mind that Furmark is a power virus, so I wouldn't take those results too seriously.

Alan Wake 2, wasn't made to run on cards without Mesh Shaders, so again... I wouldn't consider that a valid test.

As far as I see 140W would be where the RX 580 settles in terms of power draw, but as you can see that also depends on how demanding the game is, in some is drawing over that, in others less.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGmUMUJuHl0

Pretty interesting. I'll have to keep testing this since it doesn't seem to be done well so far. I would think that with aa on, it should draw more power, more demanding. With aa off, less demanding, less power draw. Yet it seems to be the exact opposite.

 

[Zerk2012]

sea of stars

You can run that on any pc.

 

[VengefulRat]

You can run that on any pc.

Haha yeah but as I said, tried mentioning sims 4, horizon 5, forza motorsport and boom, spam warning for some reason.

 

[ChumP]

I would think that with aa on, it should draw more power, more demanding

Furmark has a pretty weird behavior. Was curious about this, so I tested it on my card and:

• AA off, 2x, 4x normal power draw
• AA 8x, power draw goes down by 40W

So, maybe at max AA the card tries to draw too much power and is limited... that's why I'd avoid this stress test, really inconsistent + it results in inaccurate numbers.

 

[VengefulRat]

Furmark has a pretty weird behavior. Was curious about this, so I tested it on my card and:

• AA off, 2x, 4x normal power draw
• AA 8x, power draw goes down by 40W

So, maybe at max AA the card tries to draw too much power and is limited... that's why I'd avoid this stress test, really inconsistent + it results in inaccurate numbers.

I give up with these messages. Just spam detection the whole effing time.

 

[erfannik70]

So my RX580 is stuck at 100 watt during games at 100 percent usage. It gives me really poor performance in some games, such as Alan Wake 2. However in Alan Wake 2, I'm getting 70 watt usage while cpu is around 60 percent and fps is steady at 10 fps. I've updated to the latest driver, I've changed around settings. I've played around with the bios switch. Nothing causes the wattage to go up and give more performance. Afterburner is also set to +50 power to help achieve a higher goal. Not working either. 8pin is also plugged in. I did see that the MB states max pci power draw is 140 watt. Paired with a 650 watt psu. I don't see why it's being limited as this. I've check gpu z, card isn't fake. No fake ram, no fake bios etc, and it's not a wish card. Bought it second hand from someone else.

So I'm at a loss. I have video and photo of this happening if anyone needs to see it.

Thanks for any help.

hi
first your GPU dos not have mash shyder and you cant play the game smooth alen wake2 (mybe 3 FPS in beter way 10 FPS) and about 100 W you have witch model of RX 580 its XFX or SAPPHIER or other company
if you use the sapphier or ...... and you install the company app (for sapphier TRIXX or MSI afterburner or .... ) check app settings

 

[erfannik70]

Furmark has a pretty weird behavior. Was curious about this, so I tested it on my card and:

• AA off, 2x, 4x normal power draw
• AA 8x, power draw goes down by 40W

So, maybe at max AA the card tries to draw too much power and is limited... that's why I'd avoid this stress test, really inconsistent + it results in inaccurate numbers.

no its good for 8xMSAA